"Right-sided" May-Thurner syndrome

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Oct;33(5):1056-9. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9654-z. Epub 2009 Jul 24.

Abstract

The May-Thurner syndrome is a well-known anatomical anomaly where the left common iliac vein (LCIV) is compressed between the right common iliac artery and the fifth vertebral body. This report describes the case of a "right-sided" May-Thurner syndrome where the right common iliac vein (RCIV) is compressed by the left common iliac artery in a patient with a left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC). A 26-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with acute edema of the right lower limb. The diagnosis of May-Thurner syndrome was done by CT scan and confirmed by phlebography. An endovascular treatment with stenting was carried out, with good patency and clinical result at 12-month follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty / instrumentation
  • Angioplasty / methods*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / abnormalities*
  • Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Iliac Vein / abnormalities*
  • Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / pathology
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / surgery*
  • Phlebography
  • Stents
  • Syndrome
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Patency
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging